21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

HUMSS 12- Benitez

Group 6
Leader: Dela Rosa, Jhon Ken N.
Members:
Sailo, Kathleen Joy
Caguioa, Mary Joy
Calimpusan, Ferly
Ladeca, Bernadette

Activity 1.Read the following lines and write the genre of Philippine 
literature in Pre-colonial times on the first line then the purpose of each  on
the second line. 

GENRE: Proverb , Uyayi, Riddle, Folk song, Tanaga

PURPOSE: To entertain, To preserve culture, To teach a lesson 

Riddle, to entertain 1. Nang hatakin ko ang baging, nagkagulo ang mga matsing.
(When I tugged on the vine, the monkeys went crazy.)

Proverbs, to teach a lesson 2. Ang naglalakad nang matulin, pag natinik ay malalim.
(A person who walks fast will have a deeper wound when
he is pricked.)

Uyayi, to teach a lesson 3. Matulog ka na, bunso

Sleep now, youngest one
Ang ina mo ay malayo
Your mother is far away
at hindi ka masundo
and she can’t come for you
May putik, may balaho
There’s mud, there’s a swamp

Tanaga, to preserve culture 4. Kakatibay ka tulos

You may stand sturdy
Sakaling datnan ng agos
But when the water flow
Ako’y mumunting lumot
I, the humble moss
Sa iyo’y pupulupot
 Can strangle you

Folk song, to entertain/preserve culture 5. Magtanim ay di biro;

Planting rice is not a joke;
maghapong nakayuko.
the whole day you’re bent like an ox.
Di naman makatayo;
You cannot stand more than one bit;
di naman makaupo.
till you’re done you cannot sit.

Activity 2. Fill in each column. No. 1 is done for you.*On the first column is the
title of the text from Spanish Colonial tradition. On the second column, is the
type of genre. On the third column is the language originally usedin the text.
On the fourth column is the language or languages it was translated. Write NA
if it was not translated at all and MANY if it was translated in different
languages.

Title of the Text  Genre  Original   Translation/s

Language  
Used

A.” Doctrina Christiana”  Prayer book  Spanish  English,   

Filipino

B. “ Mahal na Passion ni  Epic/Religious Filipino English

Jesu Christo” Poetry/Narration
C.” Ibong Adarna” Fiction/Epic Poetry, Filipino Filipino,
Folklore English
D.”Florante at Laura” Fiction/Epic Poetry Filipino English
E.” Noli me Tangere” Satire, Novel, Fiction Spanish, Filipino,
Latin English
F.” El Filibusterismo” Satire, Novel, Fiction Spanish Filipino,
English
G.” Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang  Poem Filipino English
Lupa” 

H.” Mi Ultimo Adios” Poem Spanish, Filipino

English

B. Write the letter on the blanks that corresponds to your answer.

For letters (A-D)

D 1. It is about the tyranny in Albanya but perceived about the tyranny in the Philippines.

B 2. It follows the rendition of a folksy in rendition humanized nativized Jesus.

A 3. It is a book on the Catholic Catechism for the exclusive use of the missionaries who invariably read
them aloud to the unlettered Indio, catechumens ( Medina), who were to rely on memory.

C 4. It revolves around the life of King Fernando, Queen Valeriana,and their three sons, Princes Pedro,
Diego, and Juan.

For letters (E-F)

H 5. It is about the last message of Rizal for the Philippines, his family and friends, to prayerful men, and
next-generation Filipinos.

G 6. It is written to exhort Filipinos to join the crusade to achieve real Philippine independence.

E 7. It is a chronicle of the life and ultimate death of Ibarra, a Filipino educated abroad who attempts to
reform his country thru education.

F 8. It is about the character that reinvents himself as Simon who is a healthy jeweler by further
corrupting the social fabric till the oppressed react violent to overthrow the system.

Activity 3. Read the excerpt from American colonial

literature,  “How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife.” by
Manuel E. Arguilla.  

"I am afraid. He may not like me." 

"Does that worry you still, Maria?" my brother Leon said.

"From the way  you talk, he might be an ogre, for all the world.
Except when his leg that  was wounded in the Revolution is
troubling him, Father is the mildest 
tempered, gentlest man I know." 

We came to the house of Lacay Julian and I spoke to Labang

loudly, but  Moning did not come to the window, so I surmised
she must be eating  with the rest of her family. And I thought
of the food being made ready at  home and my mouth watered.
We met the twins, Urong and Celin, and I  said "Hoy!" calling
them by name. And they shouted back and asked if my 
brother Leon and his wife were with me. And my brother Leon
shouted to  them and then told me to make Labang run; their
answers were lost in  
the noise of the wheels. 

I stopped Labang on the road before our house and would

have gotten down but my brother Leon took the rope and
 told me to stay in the cart.  He turned Labang into the open
gate and we dashed into our yard. I  thought we would crash
into the camachile tree, but my brother Leon  
reined in Labang in time. There was light downstairs in the
kitchen, and  Mother stood in the doorway, and I could see her
smiling shyly. My  
brother Leon was helping Maria over the wheel. The first
words that fell  from his lips after he had kissed Mother's
hand were: 

"Father... where is he?" 

"He is in his room upstairs," Mother said, her face becoming

serious. "His  leg is bothering him again."

Underline your response to questions 1-4. Then write the

keywords on  the blanks below to complement your
answers.  
1. Did the story happen in Ilocos? Yes No Keyword/s: Lacay
Julian, camachile tree, Labang run/I stopped Labang

 Barrio Nagrebcan in La Union, a real province in the

Ilocos Region of the Philippines' northwestern Luzon, is
the setting for the story. The aforementioned story's
author was born in La Union. This only serves to
demonstrate how much he admires and respects this
location, to the point where he wrote a story about it.

2. Did the story happen after Spanish Revolution? Yes No

Keyword/s: wounded in the Revolution

 The literary output of notable Filipino novelists in

English during the American period was distinguished by
this combination of writing in a foreign language while
focusing on Filipino customs and traditions. As a result,
Manuel Arguilla's "How My Brother Leon Brought Home
a Wife" is regarded as a classic American novel.

3. Did the writer use local color in the text? Yes No Keyword/s:
yard, camachile tree, noise of the wheels, cart

 The story "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife"

depicted the local flavor. Local color is linked to
regionalism in that it refers to the presence of easily
identifiable people, dialects, traditions, history, and
geography from a specific location, as depicted in the
story. The setting, people, descriptions, and even the
language used in this story are all representative of
Nagrebcan.
 4. Did the writer mention about any Filipino culture? Yes No
Keyword/s: eating with the rest of the family, kissed Mother's
hand, Leon took the rope and told me to stay in the cart, helping
maria over the wheel, Mother stood in the doorway

 Maria and herself, as well as the society in which Baldo

and Leon lived. We know that Maria is from a city while
her husband Leon is from a province introducing his
city-born wife to his more provincial family.

5. What words show local color of the text? 

 Answer: The story "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife"
written by Manuel E. Arguilla exhibits unique features of his hometown,
Nagrebcan also known as Bauang in La Union, Ilocos Region. A few of
the word/phrases indicators that describe the distinctive culture,
background, customs in Nagrebcan are as follows:
(1) came to the house of Lacay Julian
(2) food being ready at home
(3) we met the twins and I said "Hoy!"
(4) make Labang run/I stopped Labang
(5) noise of the wheels
(6) our yard
(7) camachile tree
(8) kissed Mother's hand

Activity 4. Write the letter of the genre of literature in the

Contemporary  Period on the blanks provided before each
number.  
Be guided with the italicized words.  
A. Blog B. e Books 
A 1.It is a book publication made available in digital form consisting of
images,  or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other
electronic devices. 

B 2. It is an online journal or informational website displaying

information in the  reverse chronological order, with the latest posts
appearing first. It is a platform where  a writer or even a group of writers
share their views on an individual subject. 

A. Graphic novel B. Mobile   phone text tula 

A 3. It is a book made up of comics content. 

B 4. A cell phone novel, or mobile phone novel is a literary work

originally  written on a cellular phone via text messaging.

A. Speculative fiction B. Chic   lit 

A 5.It is a broad category of fiction encompassing genres with certain
elements  that do not exist in the real world, often in the context of
supernatural, futuristic,  or other imaginative themes. 
 B 6. It is genre fiction, which “consists of heroin-centered narratives that
focus  on the trials and tribulations of their protagonists. The genre often
addresses issues  of modern womanhood – from romantic relationships to
female friendships to  matters in the workplace – in humorous and
lighthearted ways. 

A. Flash fiction B. Creative   nonfiction 

B 7. It is a rich mix of flavors, ideas, and techniques, some of which
are  newly invented and others as old as writing itself. It can be an
essay, a journal  article, a research paper, a memoir, or a poem; it can be
personal or not, or it can be  all of these. 

A 8. It is a fictional work of extreme brevity that still offers character and

plot  development. Identified varieties, many of them defined by word
count, include  the six-word story; the 280-character story (also known as
"twitterature"); the  "dribble" (also known as the "minisaga," 50 words); the
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"drabble" (also known as  "microfiction," 100 words); "sudden fiction" (750

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words); flash fiction (1,000  words); and "micro-story". 

A. Hyper poetry B. Hyper   fiction

A 9. It can consist of words, although not necessarily organized into lines

and  stanzas, as well as, sounds, visual images, movement, or other
special effects. 
B 10. A work of fiction written and presented as an electronic hypertext